Nyilamba wa tala yakwe = If a Nyilimba comes

Title: Nyilamba wa tala yakwe = If a Nyilimba comes
Performer / Recordist: Mwanaluchiwa Makanyela with Sukuma men; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Nyamwezi (African people); Sukuma (African people); Folk songs, Sukuma; Folk music; Field recordings
Description / content note: The Nyilamba clan has a reputation for telling lies. So they say "When a Nyilimba comes to your house, give him food by himself where he cannot take part in the conversation or he will go awayand distort what was said, and so make trouble for you. The Nyilimba come from the Singida District to the eastwards. The recording was made at the Williamson Diamond Mine. Puba dance song for men and women.
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Nyamwezi; Sukuma
Place of recording: Africa, Sub-Saharan; Africa Tanzania Shinyanga
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1950
Date issued / published: 1950
Identifier: TR151; 14
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:02:31
File format: wav
Sample Rate: 15 ips reel
Digitisation (original): 96000Hz 24Bit Stereo; Studer B67 Recorder; Sound Forge V.6
Rights Holder: International Library of African Music
License: CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Access Rights: Public
Is Part Of: ILAM Hugh Tracey Sound of Africa Series
Format: audio/mp3
Genre: field recordings
handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/173549